Taylor v. Louisiana
Significance, Jury Concerns, For All Intents And Purposes . . ., A Fair Cross-section, Further Readings
Appellant
Billy Jean Taylor
Appellee
State of Louisiana
Appellant's Claim
That Louisiana's jury selection system violated his right to trial by an impartial jury under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments.
Chief Lawyer for Appellant
William M. King
Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Kendall L. Vick
Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Warren E. Burger, William O. Douglas, Thurgood Marshall, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Potter Stewart, Byron R. White (writing for the Court)
Justices Dissenting
William H. Rehnquist
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
21 January 1975
Decision
Louisiana's jury selection process, which excluded women who failed to register, violated Taylor's Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
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